After getting the sheepskin document trade license issued by the Holy See, Marin was no longer willing to deal with the Borgia family. You know, this family is a mafia. If they were happy, they would drink themselves a glass of poisoned wine with a poisonous cantrella, and they would be finished.
Even, in order to prevent Caesar from forcing himself to drink poisoned wine, Marin specially bought a mule, ready to detoxify at any time. Fortunately, Caesar Borgia didn't treat him like an onion, and didn't intend to buy him a drink. Fortunately, Marin did not dare to drink water from Caesar or the Holy See even if he was thirsty.
After finishing the formalities, Marin continued to start his great career of poaching people. In addition to Da Vinci, Marin set his sights on two other big figures—Michelangelo and Copernicus.
Michelangelo was in Rome at this time. As a master sculptor, Michelangelo had become famous as early as 1496, and attracted the attention of the Holy See, and invited him to Rome to help carve statues.
Although Alexander VI was a greedy and vicious pope, he still supported art. Therefore, during his tenure as Pope, art in Rome was also flourishing.
Young people like Michelangelo who are just in their early 20s have difficulty making their mark under normal circumstances. However, during the reign of Alexander VI, a large number of statues of gods and historical figures needed to be carved. Therefore, Michelangelo, who came to Rome, got a chance to show his skills. At only 22 years old, he is already a well-known sculptor in Rome.
Marin visited Michelangelo at night and offered a solicitation. However, Michelangelo is currently immersed in the ocean of art in Rome. Moreover, he has a lot of orders from the Holy See that have not been completed, and he is also very busy. Therefore, he declined Marin's solicitation.
In this regard, Marin had nothing to do, and he did not dare to use the "stunning and taking away" method of dealing with Da Vinci. As for why? Da Vinci only worked for the Duke of Milan, and kidnapping Da Vinci just offended the Duke of Milan. And the Duke of Milan only has a lot of influence in Milan, outside of Milan, it's nothing.
Moreover, the Duke of Milan is only the uncle of Maximilian I's current queen, Bianca Maria Sforza, not his father. Even if Maximilian I knew that Marin had kidnapped Da Vinci, he would not help the Duke of Milan infinitely for the sake of an artist. Moreover, it is said that the previous Duke of Milan, Gian Sforza, brother of Bianca Maria Sforza, was killed by the current Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. Therefore, Maximilian I and the Duke of Milan were not very close. The two sides stood together more because they opposed France.
Therefore, in this case, Marin forcibly took Da Vinci away, even if he offended Ludovico Sforza, the knight was no big deal.
However, Michelangelo was different. Michelangelo is now actually serving the Holy See. To exaggerate, Michelangelo is now serving God.
If Marin still dared to use the tricks against Da Vinci, knock him out and take him away, Marin would be wanted by the Holy See the next day...
Nimad, the artist who dared to forcibly abduct the statue of the god, is simply provoking the Holy See blatantly! Once wanted by the Holy See, if found out, Marin will die.
Therefore, Marin did not dare to use violence against Michelangelo, but could only solicit and lure with a high salary. But, like Leonardo, Michelangelo had no interest in going to a small outlying island like Texel. He has been immersed in the ocean of Roman art, and he has no time to pay attention to Marin...
Marin had no choice but to leave Michelangelo's residence angrily, and gave up this solicitation...
After that, Marin thought of Copernicus. However, Copernicus was not in Rome at the moment, but was attending university in Bologna. So, Marin took people away from Rome and went straight to Bologna...
When he came to the famous University of Bologna, Marin easily found Copernicus, Poland. The little brother is still very young. Although he is 24 years old, he has just been in Italy for more than a year. Today, my brother is only a sophomore in college now.
Recently, Copernicus seems to have been appreciated by the astronomer De Novara of the University of Bologna, and he is studying astronomy. In this regard, Marin felt a little bit in his heart, knowing that it was broken.
It was precisely because of his obsession with astronomy that Copernicus proposed the "heliocentric theory" that violated the will of the Holy See. Fortunately, the pope at the time didn't take him seriously, he only regarded the heliocentric theory as a rumor, let it go, and did not strongly demand that Copernicus be killed. Therefore, Copernicus was able to die well.
Marin didn't want Copernicus to be too obsessed with astronomy, because astronomy is useless. Marin himself, knowledge of astronomy hundreds of years beyond this era. Therefore, no matter how good Copernican astronomy is, it is meaningless.
And Copernicus seemed to be somewhat interested in Marin's solicitation. Because, Copernicus was not born in a wealthy family, and the family's economic conditions were not good. Even the cost of his study abroad in Italy was sponsored by his uncle who was a bishop in Poland.
Later, around 1500, Copernicus went to Rome as a mathematics teacher because of financial difficulties. Under Marin's money offensive, Copernicus considered accepting Marin's solicitation. Of course, he has only been in Italy for a year and has not yet graduated from the University of Bologna. And Copernicus obviously didn't want to end his college career early. You must know that the college degree in the Middle Ages was so good that it would be a pity not to finish college. Therefore, Copernicus and Marin agreed to make a decision after graduation.
Marin was very happy with Copernicus' attitude. Copernicus was also a smart mathematician. In the future, mechanical research and development will require complex scientific calculations. Although I have also studied advanced mathematics, I know how to use calculus to find curved surfaces. However, my main occupation is a lord and a mercenary leader, so I don't have much time to do those complicated and time-consuming mathematical calculations. Therefore, it is very good to catch Copernicus as a young man. Moreover, Copernicus was a priest. If it works well in the future, he can even be the religious leader of Wadden Territory.
If Marin wants to develop technology, he also needs the cooperation of the local bishop. Because science inevitably conflicts with religion. If there is a bishop who firmly opposes the development of science by Marin's side, the development of science will be greatly hindered.
If the bishop is unhappy with your development of science, and a report letter is sent to Rome, Marin will be miserable...
For a religious person like Copernicus who loves science himself, let him preside over the local educational affairs. Surely no one will hinder the development of science...
Besides, Copernicus was a good mathematician, and he could be recruited as a labor force to calculate ballistics—oh no, to calculate curved surfaces or something. If it doesn't work, it can also be used as a math teacher and Latin teacher...
It's not a good thing, though, that the kid is obsessed with astronomy...
After thinking about it, Marin felt that it was better to divert Copernicus' attention. For example, the damn astronomer De Novara who bewitched Copernicus to fall in love with astronomy, Marin decided not to let him bewitch Copernicus at the University of Bologna.
For this reason, Marin even planned to find a way to transfer this person away, or simply bribe the principal to fire him. In short, what method is used for good wine. Of course, this takes time, and Marin doesn't have time to do it himself. Fortunately, he has gold coins and can hire someone to do this...
In addition, Marin decided to silently write the advanced mathematics textbooks of later generations to divert and distract Copernicus' attention.
In addition to astronomy, Copernicus also liked mathematics very much. Marin's mind is full of brain-burning things such as multiple integrals, surface integrals, Laplace transforms, Fourier transforms, etc.
Write all these down silently, and then show it to Copernicus. Such a difficult thing can hold Copernicus back for a long time. When Copernicus came back to his senses, the old guy De Novara had already been transferred away. If it can't be transferred, Marin doesn't mind doing some black tricks to make this guy disappear...
In fact, it was not cost-effective for Marin to recruit Copernicus so hard, and the price was too high. However, because of the attention paid to celebrities in his previous life, Marin insisted on doing so even if it was not cost-effective. After all, collecting star historical figures is also one of Marin's quirks. What's more, this guy is a prodigal son...